- The Migration for Employment Convention (revised), 1949 (No.

97) protects regular migrant

workers from discrimination and exploitation, ensuring equality of treatment between regular
migrant workers and national workers with respect to hours of work, rest period and holidays.
- The Migrant Workers (Supplementary Provisions) Convention, 1975 (No. 143) entitles migrant
workers in irregular status to equality of treatment in working conditions and in respect of rights
arising out of their past employment. It provides both equality of treatment and equality of
opportunities for migrant workers in regular status and members of their families. This equality
also applies to social security, trade union and cultural rights.
- To work in Turkey, you must apply to the nearest Turkish mission to obtain work
permit and visa. Your passport, visa application form and a letter from your employer
are the necessary documents for your application.
-  In 2019, the labor participation rate among the total population aged between 15 and 65
in Turkey amounted to around 58.09 percent.

Turkish Laws

- ARTICLE 10 Everyone is equal before the law without distinction as to language, race, colour,
sex, political opinion, philosophical belief, religion and sect, or any such grounds.

- ARTICLE 17 Everyone has the right to life and the right to protect and improve his/her corporeal
and spiritual existence. The corporeal integrity of the individual shall not be violated except
under medical necessity and in cases prescribed by law; and shall not be subjected to scientific
or medical experiments without his/her consent. No one shall be subjected to torture or mal-
treatment; no one shall be subjected to penalties or treatment incompatible with human
dignity.

- ARTICLE 18 No one shall be forced to work. Forced labour is prohibited.

- ARTICLE 23 Everyone has the freedom of residence and movement. Citizens shall not be
deported, or deprived of their right of entry into the homeland

- ARTICLE 40 Everyone whose constitutional rights and freedoms have been violated has the right
to request prompt access to the competent authorities.

Over the past few years, the Turkish economy has struggled to maintain its rapid
expansion, but it's still forecasted to grow by 5.7% in 2021. The main challenges are
related to a low labour force participation of women, a lack of skills and strict
employment rules preventing key roles being filled by qualified overseas workers.
The unemployment rate for the country's 84.34 million inhabitants is still high at 12.1%
(August 2021). However, employment growth was reported in Turkey's construction,
and agriculture sectors.